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  1. Martin83

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    Ok, with a bit more research I've come up with this solution. What do you guys think? Is it fairly accurate? For 1 person eating 14 eggs and 1 chicken per week: Based on 4 hens laying approx. 16 eggs per week. That leaves 2 eggs to hatch per week. Phase 1 (The Setup Phase) - 14 weeks In this...
  2. Martin83

    For the clever (or experienced)

    Thanks all for the welcome. I appreciate every comment. I think I should restructure my question into more "answerable" questions :) Based on a multipurpose chicken (if I can call them that??): 1. How long for eggs to hatch? 2. How long before chickens lay eggs? 3. How long do they lay eggs...
  3. Martin83

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    Ok, let's give a bit more details. I live in South Africa and want to see what it takes to help a community sustain itself. Charity type project. My calculation is based on 4 families of 4 eating 2 chickens per weak per family and 8 eggs per day per family (total of 8 chickens & 32 eggs per...
  4. Martin83

    For the clever (or experienced)

    Hi all, I'm new and couldn't get info on what I needed. Here the calculation I need: I need to sustain 16 people with meat and eggs. 16 chickens for meat and 224 eggs per week. How many chickens do I need for them to sustain the demand for both and keep same numbers. Kind regards, Martin
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